Medina vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2945
🏠 One person rent
$663
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
92
😀 Quality of life
69
80
🏙️ Population
1.41M
6.26M

The cost of living in Medina is 2% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4849th and 4795th ($1168 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Chile, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4347th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Santiago

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Medina Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$10578

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$848
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$966
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$840
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$790
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$879
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$930
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$941
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$943
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1180
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$974
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$987
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$1008
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$826
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$895
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$907
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$893
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$860
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$921
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$642
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$900
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$935
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$589
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$804
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$740
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$915
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$929
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$764
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$830
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$747
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$973
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$897
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$759
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$887
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$938
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$768
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$893
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$916
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$891
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$577
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$849